Star Wars The Force Awakens - Out 14TH APRIL on Paperback!

Read my full review of the novel HERE! 

This amazing book will be available TOMORROW from all good bookstores, priced at £8.99.

Unlike the Hardcopy, it doesnt contain the captions from the film, however the story is still all there in all it's glory!

GET IT NOW!

When you're done ordering that then buy the
DVD/BluRay
of the movie! OUT 18th APRIL!!

Star Wars - Dark Disciple - OUT ON PAPERBACK!

OUT ON PAPERBACK FROM 31st MARCH! ORDER IT NOW FROM AMAZON.CO.UK! RRP: £8.99

Dark Disciple is a new book published by Random House. Written by Christie Golden. Jacket Art by Matt Taylor.

Please click HERE for my full review!

Topps Star Wars Galaxy Trading Card Reference Book Review!

What is it?

A greatly detailed, coffee table book which will keep you flipping pages and reminiscing the card art for hours! Even just the cover art is amazing, it has the backing of one of the card packs and if you look beyond the dust jacket, there's even the gum!!

After you've read the history, viewed all the cards, then read the afterwords from Drew Struzan himself, you can get stuck in to the cards included EXCLUSIVE to this book!!

What I thought

A beautifully detailed look into the first three series of Star Wars Galaxy. Firstly the brief history explains the troubles and heart which went into making these card sets possible as well as then the gorgeous 200 odd pages which follow with the arts from some of the best comics artists around!

It's great that there's also a glossary of all the artists so you can refer back to the art of your favourites!

I remember these sets as a kid and remember looking at these time and time again seeing/reading a new different this every-time.

So many amazing artists contributed to these cards back in the day, including Drew Struzan who created the iconic posters for the entire trilogy including the box office record breaking THE FORCE AWAKENS!! (Coming soon to DVD!!)

Here's Drews' latest masterpiece!!

The Verdict

A great reference to the cards of my childhood, its been great flipping through and reading about how it all began!

This book is an awesome reference for ANY fan of Topps Trading cards! 

They just need to get a reference book made up of all the 1977 cards now!! Hang on THEY HAVE!! Get it here!

This book will be released on March 15th! and can be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk RRP: £11.99!!

If you're still interested in collecting all the Topps Star Wars Trading cards, then why not download the app??! 

Star wars Revell Build & Play X-Wing from The Force Awakens!

What is it? 

Basically it's cooler looking LEGO for big boys. It's a snap together, no glue needed model kit which INCLUDES sound!  The idea is that you simply Build and Play!

This particular model it the new T70 X-Wing for the record breaking film Star Wars - The Force Awakens!!

Retractable landing gear, moving "s-foils" (wings) and an opening cockpit make for a very cool toy! 

What I thought

Upon opening the box, there were a few plastic cage like things, along with a sound module and instructions. The parts are all painted already (very well painted too I might add!). 

The instructions were only a few pages long and worked along the same lines as LEGO, where parts are added to each picture in a slightly different colour and half the fun is to do a kind of spot the difference with the previous page. I'm not sure how long it should take but me and my son put this all together in about 30 minutes! Which is awesome for a model kit! The only thing I ended up doing for him was twisting the pieces of the "cage" at the start and also securing some of the pieces in place (as his little fingers aren't that strong yet).

You can see from the below picture it's a very respectable size for the cost and the sounds are great! I also like that you can remove the landing gear from the wing and retract the front leg too! The sounds are great! I think there's three of them, a fly-by, laser fie and torpedo fire! All activated by pressing BB-8's head!

The Verdict

I loved building this with my son and I already have my sights on the new Tie Fighter from the same range! Although it requires no glue it's very sturdy and the sounds are brilliant fun! My son has already requested a baddie for his birthday so we can play together too!

My only gripe if any, was that there is no pilot.. Which is a bit of a shame, but doesn't really matter!

You can get these for a very respectable £14.33 from Amazon.co.uk!

There's also the Black X-wing, New Order's Tie Fighter and the Millennium Falcon!

Star Wars Disney Infinity 3.0 The Force Awakens Playset

What is it?

Its an amazing new add on to the new Disney Infinity Game 3.0!

This playset takes you straight into the world introduced in the Soon to be Record breaking film THE FORCE AWAKENS!!

With this set comes two characters REY and FINN, and the "world" piece.

PLEASE NOTE, THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

What I thought

What a game! First up there's a few differences between this version and the Twilight of the Rebellion playset which came with the 3.0 Starter Set. In-Game there's a Holotable and players can actually play hologames! So far, I've only played a kind of asteroids game where you and player 2 (if you like) search and destroy difference Tie Fighters and Shuttles.

You still have to collect Holocrons, to upgrade yourself, but now there's the added collect-ability of SALVAGE, which at different points in the game you can repair certain parts, letting you use a previously broken ladder or pipe.

The story pretty much follows the film, as soon as you star the game you get to pilot a Tie Fighter!! Then a little later Rey's Speeder! and after that? THE MILLENNIUM FALCON!!! Yeah, it's pretty darn cool I must say! 

The characters themselves are brilliant! Rey has her staff which totally kicks SERIOUS butt and she's also equipped for long range using the blaster given to her by Han (in the film).

Finn has his blaster for long range and also punches and kicks for melee attacks. Both of the above characters are voiced by Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, so you feel like the game it a part of the film! 

I was also blessed by a PR company to review Kylo Ren AND Poe Dameron, both are AWESOME characters in their own right! 

Kylo Ren with his cross-hilted saber does serious damage, and the use of the force really helps him out! Poe has his pistol blaster and is also a pretty good melee fighter! 

As you can see from the above pictures the characters themselves are amazingly detailed in that same cartoonified style we know AND love with Disney Infinity. The paint jobs are brilliant! Again I'm gonna say in THIS review aswell that these work brilliantly as "Toys" ANNNND as collectable statuettes and would look great on anyones shelf!

The Verdict

A truly magnificent game, which complements the new Film COMPLETELY! Do watch the film first though, there's SPOILERS!! hehe.. 

BUY IT NOW HERE!!! RRP £29.99!!

STAR WARS: The Force Awakens! Hardcopy Available 1st JANUARY!! GET THE EBOOK NOW!

 
What is it?

It's the next addition of Star Wars Novels which just happens to be of the Hit movie of 2015 THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!

Find out MORE tidbits of information, this book delves into the movie a little deeper and gives a sense of a few of those DELETED scenes we've missed out on! There's also a few different takes on a few of the scenes!

Written by Alan Dean Foster it's a great read and will keep you anticipating the next chapters!

I'm only about 30 mins into the movie and already so much more has been said!

Order your Hardcopy for release TOMORROW! YES NEW YEARS DAY!! MAKE IT A STAR WARSY ONE!!

If you want it BAAAAAAAD now, you can!! GET THE EBOOK!!

Star wars 20Q Jedi Holocron! REVIEW!

 

What is it?

It's the Star Wars themed 20Q game which was soooo popular a few years ago. The idea of the game is to think of something (in this case in the Star Wars Universe) for the game to guess in 20 questions or less.

What I thought

SO very good! SO much fun! It's great trying to think up of random things in the Star Wars universe and trying to beat and sometimes even CHEAT the game (WITH VERY LITTLE SUCCESS I MIGHT ADD!!!)

My son absolutely loves it and it's become the toy he picks up if he has a few spare minutes before school in the mornings or before we go out somewhere.. it's also really great during car journey's, it REALLY kills the time!

It's just so clever, you could be thinking something completely random and the game asks really random questions and you think, "nope, never gonna get it".. then the next question comes up and you know it's "done ya!"

 It covers ALL six films, the Clone Wars series, Rebels series ANNNNND the LEGENDS books!! I was VERY impressed when it knew about Mara Jade and also Kyp Durron! (Characters from the books!)

The fact that it looks like a Jedi Holocron is also pretty amazing, I always wanted one of these, I went to a convention recently and this would have done very well as a neat prop! You don't even need to turn on the game, it can be a cool night light/prop if you want it to be.

The Verdict

I was really impressed by the original version of the game, also by the Star Trek version I purchased for my Dad, and now, wow, a Star Wars version, suffice to say I LOVE this game! and will be trying to beat it from now, until.. about FOREVER!!

Get yourself on from Amazon right now! They RRP at £19.99but a little cheaper there at the moment!

The Force is NEARLY AWAKENING!!!! 1 DAY TO GO!!!!

So,

The Force is nearly with us.. it's been over 10 years since the last movie,, and I tell ya.. I can NOT wait for this one. I have my ticket booked for my local cinema, and I am hoping that it won't be full.. BUT, just to be sure I get my seat, I'll turn up about an hour early.. is that enough?? oooh, I hope so..

If all goes well, I'll be asking questions and taking notes from people in the "line" if there is one.. otherwise I'll be asking people going in to the next showing. I'll also hopefully be following up with some people when they come out to get their views.. I WILL NOT be spoiling anything for ANYONE on my blog here, Literally comments, nothing specific!

So far, I've not been spoiled and it's SO hard not to go on twitter.. I used to post all things Star Wars and also message my SW friends on the various podcasts.. unfortunately I'll be stopping this, I've probably already stopped doing this at the time of posting. Twitter is just too mental, and spoilers are everywhere!! Facebook will also be a nightmare, so again.. I'm OUT!

In other news

It also seems the Force is awakening in my office too, colleagues who I've been pushing Star Wars onto in the past, have now suddenly started talking about it openly to the rest of the office! It's amazing!

I've always talked about lightsabers and Star Wars to one particular guy and together we've had friendly banter about some possible new characters, see below, BUT the amazing this is he had NEVER seen Star Wars before! so had NO idea of any of the original characters names, I'm also pretty sure he doesn't know about the Vader/Luke connection.. we'll soon see.

 

The night before last he watched A New Hope, and  I've just been informed that last night he watched MOST of The Empire Strikes Back! I'm so pleased for him! He seems to really like it! One more Star Wars fan in the pot! BOOM!

The Postal Force Is With Us!

Right, so this is also a cool bit of news. I always go to the post office as I sell Kaibur Crystal Props on Ebay, so as I usually do because I don't trust myself I was using the cashier windows. And I got this guy.. always seems moody, never smiles and sounds really condescending! HOWEVER..

I asked about the book of Star Wars stamps.. and it was like his whole world lit up.. we then had like a 10 minute chat about Star Wars and the new film and when and where he will be seeing it with his son.. GREAT! I made a friend! hehe.. The "Wars" really does bring people together.. and to completely disagree with Master Yoda:

Star "wars not make one great".. ACTUALLY IT REALLY DOES!

Disney Infinity 3.0 STAR WARS!!! GAME REVIEW!

What is it?

What is it? Do I really have to spell it out for you? It's the newest version of the "Toys Come Alive" sensation that is DISNEY INFINITY! In the first two versions we saw statuettes of our favourite Disney characters come alive by placing them on a special platform. It sent them straight onto our screens and you can either play in a "Toybox" of sorts where you can quite literally build your own world/levels adding in pieces of scenery and baddies to interact with. 

Another great thing about the Toybox is that you can share yours and even download your friends' ones! 

The other mode, uses playsets which you can buy separately which come with a few extra characters. These are basically missions with TONS of mini games and other tasks which follow the story of which ever set you've purchased. 

Now, on to the product at hand, THIS version 3.0 is centered around...drumroll please!... STAR WARS!!! WHOOP!! WHOOP!!! **SINGS** "OHHHHH WHAT A FEELIING, WHEN YOU'RE DANCING ON THE CEILING!!.."

Ahem! Yeah so, Star Wars Infinity 3.0, in the box as per the pic above, you'll find: 

The Game

The portal/platform

World Game Piece

Two figures (Ahsoka Tano & Anakin Skywalker) from The Clone Wars TV series! 

What I Thought

Firstly, the World Game Piece for "The Twilight Of The Republic" looks awesome! on the front it has the Jedi Emblem and on the back are crossed sabers! Anakin Skywalker and Darth Mauls to be exact. It looks like a kind of crystal and looks great when lit up on the platform. 

The figures you get are masterfully cast, they use the style which is quite close to the Clone Wars TV series, so detailed and therefore look awesome on a shelf when they're not in play.. I have a good mind to collect ALL of these JUST because they are SO collectible! and at only RRP £12.99 each for a statue as detailed as this, it's really worth it! 

The most AWESOME PR that provided me with this product also very kindly sent YODA too! Probably my most favourite character of ALL of the Star Wars films and franchise! Look at him! The detail is incredible and to play him in the game is amazing!! Just like in Episode 2 where we see him go up against Count Dooku, he jumps all over the place, you can do that in the game! 

The game itself is just as good as the characters which are included! A full range of moves and specials, and the plus of being able to upgrade your character by completing the stages and collecting gems from fallen foes! There's so much to collect and so many little challenges to complete as well as following the main story tasks. When you think you've done a level, there's still the other challenges to complete before you move on. OR you can just move on :) 

The worlds you explore are gorgeous, colourful and a little cartoony, they harken back to the Clone Wars. There are vehicles to ride on too which are also really good fun. 

My son loves this game and already has said he wants more characters! Lives in the game are pretty much unlimited as when you die you have the option of putting a different character on the platform, obviously the more you have, the more lives you have, then once you've used them all, you just have to start the level again. I should also lastly add that the games themselves maybe dependant on the system, however the characters are versatile across all systems! So swapping and sharing with friends is completely possible!

The Verdict

This is an amazing game with so much potential playing time, aswell as collectability of the characters, and expanding the stories with the extra playsets is a great bonus. I love the Toybox too as it keeps my little man creative and lets his mind go nuts! 

Well worth the RRP £39.95 price tag, and this will come down soon anyway. Seriously, get yourself  a set and as many of the characters as you can afford! 

Available on Xbox 360, Xbox ONE, PS3, PS4 and Nintendo Wii U ; versatility is something Disney are REALLY aiming for.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!.. ALWAYS!

Star Wars USB Flash Drives! Made by Tribe, Available from QVC!

GREAT STOCKING FILLER!!

"I am C3PO, Human Cyborg Relations"

What is it? 


Coming up to the Force Awakens film, there are going to be countless amounts of Merch to purchase!

This is one of them! There's a few different characters available including:

Yoda
Darth Vader
Chewbacca
R2D2
C3PO
Stormtrooper

I managed to source the C3-P0 version and HE'S SO CUTE! unlike the real thing, who's actually quite annoying! hehe..DARTH VADER SOLD OUT!! 


What I thought

With 8GB's of memory available in each of these it's a great amount to have to hand, be them documents, pictures, even short movies can be put on here. Transferring is simple, just plug and drag files across.

As I said above these are pretty cute, a little cartoony and chubby. Not massively detailed but no real problems with the look, it's cute!

Each USB comes attached to a metal chain which can be attached to a zip or keyring, basically anything that you can wrap the chain around! When this is being used, you'll not fear to loose the "body" piece as a tag on the aforementioned chain can be inserted into the body keeping it all together!

"Come back, you haven't finished with me yet"

The Verdict

I love this USB, it's found a home in my man-bag and is used to transfer my blog post pictures from my home computer to my PC at work! (of which I then write the posts at LUNCHTIMES!)

Get yourself one of these from QVC, they're £15.50 each, then just £2.95 postage on top  of that. 

DK Book Review! STAR WARS Absolutely Everything You Need To Know!

What Is It?

This new book from DK is out NOW! And is a great guide to everything important in the Star Wars universe!

What I thought

This book does a great job of being the Guinness Book of Star Wars! There's soo many facts and figures, you'll be blown away by the sheer depth! Some of the facts will make you think back to the films and want to re-watch them!

There's tons of great content in here including the photo's, facts and even Top 3's and 5's! 

I was only really a little disappointed by the New Episode 7 pages at the back, it literally only had 3 double spread pages, but very little information, only the names of Kylo Ren, BB-8 and Rey, and First Order Stormtroopers. I understand this was brought out to include but not spoil the new film, but for the sake of just putting in these 3 very light pages it didn't really need it. 

The Verdict

An extremely interesting book which can be picked up time and time again, for a flip through and also to read extensively, my son will love this, I'm giving it to him at Christmas, so I'm sure as a result he'll be spouting out the facts and figures all over the holiday period! 

AWESOME BOOK! GET IT! Currently on Amazon.co.uk for a respectable £4!! HOW CAN THIS BE!!!?!?! QUICK GET IT!!! 

Star Wars Heir To The Jedi - OUT ON PAPERBACK! 26th November 2015!

Star Wars - Heir To The Jedi

This book will be release on paperback on the 26th November 2015!

Priced at RPP £8.99 continues the adventures of Luke Skywalker, and falls within the timeline of A New Hope and the Empire Strikes Back!

Read my full review HERE

Pre-Order NOW at Amazon.co.uk!

Star Wars Starfighter Workshop Book Review! Stay on Target!

What Is It? 

This is an awesome creativity book from Egmont! With this book, you'll be able to push out and build an X-Wing AND a Tie Fighter! The card used is really nice and sturdy and the models are well put together! Perfect for those wet Sunday afternoons! 

What I Thought & Verdict!

As you can see from the picture above, there's also a cool activity book included inside! This includes activities similar to those found in Annual's aswell as some cool Trivia for your kids to get up to speed with the Original Trilogy! My son's knowledge of the Star Wars Universe is expanding greatly, thanks to books like this. He loves the mazes and the word games! 

If you want a copy of this book it retails at £19.99 but can be found on Amazon.co.uk for a little cheaper! 

Get it! Even if it's just for the models! Great to hang from your ceilings too!